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 Definitions of sterol  [ˈstɪər ɔl, -ɒl, ˈstɛr-]  

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Definition of 'sterol' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) sterol
any of a group of solid, mostly unsaturated, polycyclic alcohols, as cholesterol and ergosterol, derived from plants or animals.

Etymology:  (1910–15; extracted from cholesterol , etc.)

Definition of 'sterol' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) sterol, steroid alcohol
any of a group of natural steroid alcohols derived from plants or animals; they are waxy insoluble substances

'sterol' - Nearby Entries  

steroid  steroid hormone  steroidal  sterol  sterope  stertor  stertorous  



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